Wednesday, January 11, 2017

A predicate nominative or predicate noun completes a linking
verb and renames the subject. It is a complement or completer
because it completes the verb. Predicate nominatives complete only
linking verbs. The linking verbs include the following: the helping verbs is,
am, are, was, were, be, being, and been; the sense verbs look,
taste, smell, feel, and sound; and verbs like become, seem,
appear, grow, continue, stay, and turn.

The verb in a sentence having a predicate nominative can always be
replaced by the word equals. Examples: Mr. Johanson is a teacher. Mr.
Johanson equals a teacher. Mr. Johanson is a father. Mr. Johanson equals
a father. Mr. Johanson is my neighbor. Mr. Johanson equals my
neighbor.

Predicate nominatives can be compound. Example: Mr. Johanson is a
teacher, father, and my neighbor.

Instructions: Find the subjects, verbs, and predicate nominatives in these sentences. Some
may have compound subjects, verbs, or predicate nominatives.

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